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Newspaper
Coeur Dalene Evening Press
Location
Coeur D´Alene, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
1
Six people are dead and five injured when a Boston railroad fast train crashed into the depot near Montreal amid rain and fog. The wreck caused extensive damage to track and buildings, with estimates around 100,000 dollars. The disaster halted service and prompted investigations as workers and officials assessed the scene.
A chaotic report from Oregon details a fatal train wreck injuring multiple, including Mrs. Dizon wife of the dispatcher, with one girl crushed. Separately, Eugene Rolfe’s disappearance and a note of $240 described, plus legal actions against Wm and CM. Beller. Plans for railroad extensions to Coeur d Alene loom, aiming to link with Milwaukee and Idaho routes to boost industry.
Spokane official C W Clegg announces Interstate Fair draws entries from the Midwest and South for poultry shows at Spokane and Seattle. The Northwest exhibit will feature a large poultry house and numerous prizes as the industry grows with strong local markets and high prices.
William Grant, a wealthy pioneer of Willer county, drowned yesterday afternoon while fording the John Jay River near Spray. His companion, Day, also drowned when a horse panicked and the rider fell into the swift water as they attempted the crossing.
A rainstorm delayed the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound line in Tacoma Washington. A freight coal car from Beattie Field Way headed toward Head Way 10 was washed over the tracks causing service disruption and minor delays to passengers and freight.
Washington March 17 Representative Berena Payne of New York chaired the committee on Payne and means and opposed the tariff bill in the House. The bill contains about 100000 words and extensive testimony and letters, proposing $250000000 in treasury finance and an estimated $200000000 revenue. Union lumber is cut 50 percent. coat and agricultural items are placed on a reciprocal basis. wool duties unchanged. hides admitted free with about 40 percent on other items. Speaker Cannon caused a stir over the new mileage committee names and related motions. Payne’s action led to adjournment.
In Idaho March 16 charges accuse J Herbert Anderson president of Panhandle Smelting of bad faith and misrepresentation during a reorganization. Plaintiffs claim Anderson caused creditors to extend credit and invested $47 100 in bonds while the Fidelity National Bank of Spokane is also tied to the deal. The case asks about $80 000 to the corporation and notes the company plans changes within a month.
The Sunday closing ordinance passed with aid from local WCT. It prohibits entry to stores selling tobacco for anyone under 21 and bars sending children for groceries if enforced. The measure aims to curb Sunday commerce and restrict youth access to tobacco in Union Oregon.
Judge Hart delivered the lengthy instructions to the jury impaneled to try Cal Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharpe for the murder of Benator Carmack. The voluminous instructions, reportedly the longest ever given in the state, totaled about fourteen thousand words and outlined the prosecution and defense arguments in detail before the jury retired to deliberate.
Edward Payson Weston the famed walker plans a northern route to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle starting March 16. He aims to reach Beattie in 100 days, lectures on physical culture to accompany his journey, and will travel from New York to the exposition grounds via a planned northern route arriving in early June.
Mayor and clerk announce ward caucuses to choose city convention delegates. Meetings to be held in each ward at undisclosed locations with March notice. Voters to select nominees for mayor, city clerk, and other offices, amid many candidates and party rules to be formed.
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